Brains and Gains with Dr. David Maconi

0:00- Intro1:00- Gym culture / those around you 9:00- Concrete goals at an advanced stage 14:20- The problem with PEDs as the answer16:10- Other sports vs lifting for life20:30- Periworkout nutrition22:05- Success making it easier to be motivated 27:30- Detecting changes at an advanced stage 28:20- Proper exercise selection vs more volume 35:30- Safety of deadlift variations46:00- DeloadsAbel's channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/AbelCsabaiWebsite and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/🧴 The Best Hair Loss Prevention Shampoo: https://bit.ly/3oDEYJHhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P...-For those looking to support the channel and our donations to various charities, please consider the above link to become a member and have the opportunity to appear on the channel!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/Youtube Homepage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/

Today we're joined by Jessica Terrier, a coach with Revive Stronger0:00- Intro1:00- Jess’s recent season6:00- Reversing out of the diet8:50- How low calories have to get 12:40- Post show feels 19:40- The pressures of being lean23:30- Do you caution people against getting lean Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/🧴 The Best Hair Loss Prevention Shampoo: https://bit.ly/3oDEYJHhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P...-For those looking to support the channel and our donations to various charities, please consider the above link to become a member and have the opportunity to appear on the channel!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/Youtube Homepage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P...

TRT Discussion0:00- Intro0:30- Diving into TRT inquiries0:45- Merijn coming off TRT5:00- People acting like they need TRT when they don't7:15- True TRT results 8:20- Reasons one might want to go on TRT 10:10- Potential issues with TRT13:10- Dr. Thomas O'Connor / The Anabolic Doc14:00- Ways to keep natural lifting fun16:00- How most normal people view physiques Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/🧴 The Best Hair Loss Prevention Shampoo: https://bit.ly/3oDEYJHhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P...-For those looking to support the channel and our donations to various charities, please consider the above link to become a member and have the opportunity to appear on the channel!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/Youtube Homepage: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P...

Q&A 6 (Ft. Abel Csabai) is live!  0:00- Intro 0:30- How many calories to eat to gain without fat gain? 5:00- Vertical vs horizontal pulling and shoulder issues 10:30- How much protein to eat based on bodyweight and goals 17:00- Obsessive health measures taken by people like Leo and Longevity 32:00- How long would you want to live with your current health? 33:00- Can you use a few cycles of gear for permanent gains? 41:30- What will Mike Israetel and others do after their run at bodybuilding? Abel's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AbelCsabaiWebsite and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/🧴 The Best Hair Loss Prevention Shampoo: https://bit.ly/3oDEYJHhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P...-For those looking to support the channel and our donations to various charities, please consider the above link to become a member and have the opportunity to appear on the channel!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/

Krystle Zuniga, PhD, RD, is a registered dietitian in UT Health Austin’s Dermatology Clinic, UT Health Austin’s Endocrinology Clinic, UT Health Austin’s Infectious Disease Clinic, UT Health Austin’s Livestrong Cancer Institutes, UT Health Austin’s Primary Care Clinic, and UT Health Austin’s Rheumatology Clinic. She is also a part of UT Health Austin’s Integrated Behavioral Health care team, UT Health Austin’s Hereditary Cancer Screening and Risk Reduction care team, and UT Health Austin’s CaLM Care Team. She specializes in using evidence-based nutrition to develop individualized nutrition care plans that help patients meet their personal health goals, optimize clinical outcomes, and improve quality of life. Additionally, Dr. Zuniga is an assistant professor in the Dell Medical School Department of Oncology. Dr. Zuniga earned her doctorate in nutritional sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she also completed a dietetic internship. She is a Level 2 Clinical Cancer Exercise Specialist. Dr. Zuniga previously served as an Assistant Professor of Nutrition at Texas State University. As a translational nutrition scientist, she conducts basic, clinical, and epidemiological research to understand how nutrition and physical activity may promote physical and cognitive health in cancer survivors and older adults. Her research has been published in several scientific journals, including Nutrition and Cancer, Cancer Prevention Research, Journal of Geriatric Oncology, and Journal of Nutrition, Health, and Aging. 0:00- Intro 0:20- Moving Beyond Cancer Collaberative 0:50- Meeting Dr. Zuniga / her background 2:30- Frustrations with “experts” on social media 4:10- Inflammatory bowel disease and diet 5:30- Exclusive enteral nutrition 9:00- Specific Carbohydrate Diet 12:45- Dietary influence on cancer 14:40- Medical Medium 16:30- Mark Hyman 20:15- Making conclusions on dietary studies 23:40- Terrible insurance company issues 24:30- Keto diets and cancer 29:50- Fasting mimetic diet 41:15- Ketogenic / carnivore diet for gut health 49:00- Dietary advice to avoid cancer 56:30- Where to find more from Dr. Zuniga

Mario Tomic is back to discuss the following topics: 0:00- Intro 0:30- Intro to Mario Tomic 1:00- People getting deleted off of Instagram 3:00- Max strength testing 11:00- Strength differences at different weights 12:40- The importance of having goals to work towards 16:30- Setting priorities 18:00- Discipline vs consistency 23:10- Mario’s recent changes to lead to strength increases 27:00- 1RM calculators 29:00- Working with Steve Hall  37:00- How we look at different body fat levels 41:00- Meeting people in person vs online  44:30- Form/Biomechanics/Stretch mediated hypertrophyMario's IG: https://www.instagram.com/mariotomich/Mario's Website: https://www.tomic.com/Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P...-For those looking to support the channel and our donations to various charities, please consider the above link to become a member and have the opportunity to appear on the channel!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi 

Today we're joined by Geoffrey Verity Schofield and Alex Leonidas to discuss the following: 0:00- Intro  0:30- Introduction to AlphaDestiny 2:30- Operation smile donation 2:50- Bear Mode 9:00- Alex bulking up 10:30- Progressive overload over time 12:50- Gains after year 5 17:00- Compliments from others 21:00- Understanding why you want to get lean 24:25- Is it worth it? 29:00- What you want influencing what impresses you 31:40- What physique do women prefer? 35:00- Neck gains 41:50- Neck harness vs holding plates 44:30- Adding side flexions 46:25- Partials 54:00- Which movements to use partials for 55:30- Pull ups 1:00:00- Goals for 2022 Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/

Today we're back to talk with Chris Barakat about the following topics:  0:00- Intro 0:30- Human performance lab 3:00- Chris’s competition season 8:00- Competing naturally in the NPC 9:30- Recomping pre-contest 15:00- Maintaining muscle during a cut 19:15- Fatigue from large free weight exercises 22:40- Collab with Kassem Hanson’ 25:15- Unilateral 28:15- Non-responders 31:00- Psychology relating to misbeliefs 40:30- Future physique improvements 44:30- Natural bodybuilding shows 49:30- Gameplan for the next season 51:00- Stubbornly sticking to exercises 53:00- Peak week for naturals Website and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/

Kassem Hanson, founder of N1 Education, is back on the podcast. Timestamps below: 0:00- Intro 0:30- Addressing the Doug Brignole controvery / comments/ conversations 8:30- Kassem’s stance 10:45- Prime machine demo / failure at different points 12:50- Internal hemodynamics 15:00- Where to take failure / ROM 18:00- Calf study / positioning changing muscle emphasis 22:00- Asymmetries 25:00- Ability to see changes from different methods 32:00- Stimulus to fatigue 41:00- Failure vs fatigue 49:30- A question on Doug’s behalf 53:20- Commentary between Kassem, Mike, Lyle, etc 1:01:45- Functional medicine 1:07:00- Benefits of noveltyWebsite and Coaching: https://brainsandgainspodcast.com/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-P...-For those looking to support the channel and our donations to various charities, please consider the above link to become a member and have the opportunity to appear on the channel!Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/DaveMaconi Smile Fund: https://secure.operationsmile.org/sit...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dave_maconi/